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<strong>M6</strong> GROUP PRESENTATIONSTATUTORY ALLOCATION OF PROFITS (ARTICLE 40 OF THE BYLAWS)5% of <strong>the</strong> profit of <strong>the</strong> year, as reduced by any prior year losses, shall be allocated <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> legal reserve.This deduction ceases <strong>to</strong> be obliga<strong>to</strong>ry once <strong>the</strong> legal reserve amounts <strong>to</strong> one tenth of <strong>the</strong> share capital.The balance, less any transfers <strong>to</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r reserves as required by law, <strong>to</strong>ge<strong>the</strong>r with any profits carriedforward, comprises <strong>the</strong> distributable profit.As applicable, <strong>the</strong> following may be deducted from <strong>the</strong> distributable profit:a) any amounts that <strong>the</strong> General Meeting, upon <strong>the</strong> recommendation of <strong>the</strong> Executive Board, decides <strong>to</strong>allocate <strong>to</strong> any special reserves, ordinary or extraordinary, or <strong>to</strong> carry forward;b) any amounts necessary <strong>to</strong> give shareholders, by way of first dividend, 5% of <strong>the</strong> amount paid and notwritten down on <strong>the</strong>ir shares without entitling <strong>the</strong>m <strong>to</strong> a claim on future profits, if <strong>the</strong>re is an insufficientprofit in a year <strong>to</strong> effect <strong>the</strong> payments.The balance of distributable profit, after <strong>the</strong> above deductions, shall be split equally among all shares byway of an additional dividend.If <strong>the</strong> General Meeting decides <strong>to</strong> distribute amounts from <strong>the</strong> reserves that are available, <strong>the</strong> decisionshall expressly indicate which reserves are <strong>to</strong> be used.In accordance with legal provisions, <strong>the</strong> General Meeting called <strong>to</strong> approve <strong>the</strong> annual financialstatements may grant shareholders <strong>the</strong> option <strong>to</strong> receive payment in cash or in shares for all or part of <strong>the</strong>dividend or interim dividend payment, in accordance with terms and conditions set forth by Law.GENERAL MEETINGS (ARTICLES 27 <strong>to</strong> 29 OF THE BYLAWS)Notice of meetings - attendance and exercise of voting rightsShareholders’ meetings are announced by a preliminary notice which is published in <strong>the</strong> Bulletin desAnnonces Légales Obliga<strong>to</strong>ires (BALO) at least 35 days prior <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> meeting date, pursuant <strong>to</strong> regulationsin force, o<strong>the</strong>r than where an exception <strong>to</strong> this rule is allowed by such regulations (notably during a publicshare-offer period).The final notice of shareholders' meetings is issued at least fifteen days prior <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> date set for <strong>the</strong>meeting, o<strong>the</strong>r than where an exception <strong>to</strong> this rule is allowed by regulations in force.This time period is reduced <strong>to</strong> ten days for meetings on second call, o<strong>the</strong>r than where an exception <strong>to</strong>this rule is allowed by regulations in force.The notices are sent by postal carrier or by electronic mail <strong>to</strong> all holders of registered shares andpublished in a legal gazette serving <strong>the</strong> location in which <strong>the</strong> registered office is located and in <strong>the</strong> BALO.The notices must include <strong>the</strong> information required by applicable legislation and regulations, and morespecifically <strong>the</strong> location, date and time of <strong>the</strong> meeting, as well as <strong>the</strong> nature of <strong>the</strong> meeting and itsagenda.These notices must also specify <strong>the</strong> conditions under which a shareholder may vote by post, and mustspecify <strong>the</strong> location where postal voting forms may be obtained and <strong>the</strong> necessary <strong>document</strong>s <strong>to</strong> beattached.Shareholders may submit <strong>the</strong>ir questions in writing up <strong>to</strong> four working days prior <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> General Meeting.<strong>M6</strong> GROUP - <strong>2012</strong> REGISTRATION DOCUMENT - 39

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